Single-engine piston

N22694

1939 Funk C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
22
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A80 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bob Hoover Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salinas, CA
Registration record

N22694 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Funk C
Serial
22
Engines
Continental A80 series
Registered owner
Bob Hoover Academy Inc
Salinas, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-26
Airworthiness date
1957-06-21
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1FAFB
Mode S (octal)
50375373
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N22694.
  • 2001-08-31
    Accident at Merced, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N22694

N22694 is a 1939 Funk C, serial number 22. The FAA register lists Bob Hoover Academy Inc as the registrant in Salinas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A80 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 21, 1957.

N22694 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-08-31 Accident · Merced, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX01LA296
Reported aircraft: Funk C
Probable cause: The pilot's improper modification of the airplane when he switched a nonvented fuel cap to the fuselage tank. A factor was the inadequate annual inspection.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.